diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index de018352..542733f2 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -19,4 +19,5 @@ PyWavelets
 imageio
 pypng
 sorcery
-black[jupyter]
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+black[jupyter]
+setuptools>=78.1.1 # not directly required, pinned by Snyk to avoid a vulnerability
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